ABSTRACT
Se presenta el caso de un niño de 2 años, rehabilitado con prótesis ocular en el Centro de Rehabilitación de la Cara y Prótesis Bucomaxilofacial de la provincia Santiago de Cuba, donde fue operado y tratado con radioterapia por presentar retinoblastoma. La conducta terapéutica mejoró la apariencia física del paciente y contribuyó a su adecuado desarrollo biológico, psicológico y social
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Eye, Artificial , Eye Neoplasms/surgery , Eye Neoplasms/radiotherapy , Eye Neoplasms/rehabilitation , Retinoblastoma , Child, PreschoolABSTRACT
Facial disfigurement after ablative surgery of a massive adeno-carcinoma of the lachrymal gland is described. A rehabilitation with a maxillofacial prosthesis was proposed to restore the aesthetic appearance of the patient without inserting craniofacial implants. Retention of a maxillofacial prosthesis, that is not anchored to implants, depends on the use of adhesives or on mechanical devices like glasses. This clinic report describes a residual anatomic defect which allowed for the double choice of wearing the facial prosthesis both with or without glasses. A retentive backside of the prosthesis was developed to engage the facial defect undercuts, which enhanced retention when the patient used the skin glue without glasses. A unique foam silicone was utilized to reduce the weight of the prosthesis and to permit its retention only by skin adhesive.
Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/rehabilitation , Eye Neoplasms/rehabilitation , Humans , Male , Maxillofacial Prosthesis , Maxillofacial Prosthesis Implantation , Middle Aged , Prosthesis Design , Plastic Surgery Procedures/instrumentationABSTRACT
Os autores relatam a presença de lesöes puntadas, brancas, sub-epitélio pigmentar da retina, em uma paciente portadora de linfoma non-Hodgkin. Chamam a atençäo para a associaçäo dos flecks esbranquiçados retinianos em pacientes com esta forma de linfoma